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Just a little reminder that icicles can be deadly. Don't stand in places like this to take photographs of them like some people might do.

We were upstate yesterday --- or at least east of Binghamton, which doesn't really feel like upstate to us, upstate is more like the Adirondacks, but anyway --- where the snowpack was deep and the temperature didn't feel like climbing above 15, and it was beautiful.

We wouldn't want midwinter, particularly the depths of it that we're in now, to last forever. Every part of every season has its place. But if we can find some appreciation for all kinds of weather that affect the place we call home, well, it can be a lot easier to take.

On average, the coldest day of the year in New York City is Jan. 18, so statistically we're on the upswing. But realistically? No, not this week.

Temperatures will remain below normal today (and tomorrow), topping out at perhaps 30. We wouldn't call this bitterly cold, especially since our bodies have been getting used to these temperatures for the past few weeks, but this is still cold you've got to respect. Skies should be partly sunny today.

The news today is what's coming for Wednesday. A significant winter storm is a possibility, but we wouldn't use stronger language than that at this point. The weathermaker in question is expected to form soon in the southern Plains, often a prime place of origin for winter storms that later play havoc with our region.

But, there's still a chance that the system's precipitation could stay to our south, and a better chance that if it doesn't it could at least mix with rain here. Our best hunch now is for yet another minor accumulation event. Check back with us tomorrow.

Yesterday's extreme temperatures in the contiguous United States --- High: 78 at Tampa, Fla.; Low: -29 at Hibbing, Minn.